COMMERCIAL AVIATION.
LONDON, July 10.— The remarkable progress which Great Britain has made during the last year m commercial avia- > tion was evident at the opening of the ' air exhibition at the Olympic, the largest air show over staged. Speaking of what strides England has made, MajorGeneral F. H. Sykes, controller-general of civil aviation, stated that during the last year there had been 38,95 i! flights, covering nearly, 750,000 miles, 70,000 pas-, sengers carried, and more than 116,000 pounds of merchandise transported,, although 519 registered planes were used. •"We have conquered the air,. ' and our immediate task is to exploit Our victory in' the interests of commercial development," General gykes states, adding that only one plane had »met with a fatal accident. Tho 01/nipic exhibition which has displays by all of tho BritisH airplane manufacturers, is unique iri that it shovjrs airplanes with sleeping compaTtnients, airplane-limousine's, and air-jit-neys. Air travel is becoming so popular between here and . the Continent that -it was' suggested at the Olympic that facilities for strap-hangers would soon be available on -tho machines flying, from here to Paris and Brussels. rv ' ' ■ ■'— ■'■»,' "■■■■"■,i
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 15303, 26 August 1920, Page 6
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186COMMERCIAL AVIATION. Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 15303, 26 August 1920, Page 6
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